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King Arthur: How He Became King?"
A lesson plan by Janet Blaylock for middle schools and high
schools, posted on the LocalSchoolDirectory web site.
King Arthur and George Washington: A Thought Experiment on the Historical Arthur, by Alan Baragona
Lesson plans under the Literature section of a larger Discovery
Channel site with study guides, vocabulary words, activities, and related
sources, organized for K-5, 6-8, 9-12.
Exploring Arthurian Legend: A "Lesson Plans" Website
"Goals: To examine the historical origins of the Arthurian
legend; to investigate how medieval historians and storytellers reflected the
concerns of their own times in their treatment of the legend; to gain insight
into the use of literature as historical evidence." Suggested Grade Level:
9-12
Arthurian Legend for Teachers and Students
Kathryne C. Delcarpio
of Pearl River High English provides "a 'starting point' for teaching
Arthurian Legend." She not only lists links to other websites but gives an
array of lesson plans and assignments for oral reports and paper topics. This
is part of the website for Loyola University's "Summer Teachers Institute,
'Making the Middle Ages Fun,'
that was sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in June of
2000. Our on-going project has been to create a website that might serve as a
resource for teachers K-12 who include (or even would like to include) medieval
materials in their courses. The contents here are as eclectic as our interests
and teaching experiences. Here you will find syllabi, handouts, and reviews of
material that we have found helpful in our own teaching and studies. We've also
tried to create links to web materials that seem particularly useful as
well."
Traits of Chivalry: An Educators' Reference Desk Lesson Plan
A lesson plan by Beth Ann Bolmeier
for 10th graders, using Arthurian Legend to teach the concept of chivalry.
The Hero in Malory's Arthurian Legends
From the Omaha public schools, a lesson plan for 10 graders
that teaches aspects of chivalry as depicted in excerpts from Malory, as well
as teaching research techniques. This page was last updated in 1998, so some of
the links are inactive, but substitutions can be made, and the lesson can be
adapted.
A lesson plan by Amy Mills, who teaches primarily 10th-grade
English. "This lesson/activity can accompany a unit on the Legend of King
Arthur. This activity tracks the genealogy of the legendary king before his
birth OR after."
Where in the World is Camelot?
Another lesson plan by Amy Mills. Students research and plot
the various locations that have been proposed for the legendary Camelot.
A&E's Classroom: Ancient Mysteries Camelot
Vocabulary, discussion questions, links to definitions and
biographies.
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Topics
A research assignment for ninth graders from Kathryne C. Delcarpio (see above
for her entire site).
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and Activities
Becky Fleming's Fifteen Simple Activities and Assignments
A list of varied and creative ideas for introducing K-12
students to the Middle Ages through King Arthur, Chaucer, and Dante.
Simulating the Battle of Mount Badon
This message posted to Arthurnet
in Sept. 1997 briefly describes an activity conceived by Patricia Hans for her
high school class. We hope in future to have a more detailed account of the
project.
Handout on "The True Knight," by Mary Jo Buff, University of Montevallo
A handout and project for an Upward Bound Honor's English
course in the Summer of 2002.
"In January 2000 two undergraduate students left for a
month-long research trip, sponsored by Birmingham-Southern College in
Birmingham, Alabama. After traveling over 3000 miles across the Island of
Britain, we created this site for people who wish to learn more about those
places associated with King Arthur and the legends attached to them."
Created by students Joseph W.C. Boyles and W. Jacob Livingston, III, this site
is beautifully organized and has lots of photographs. Suitable for all levels.
{This link is to an archived version of the site that has all the text, but the
links to the photos are broken. Some of the pictures, however, are still
available at Vortigern Studies.)
Oral Reports on the Middle Ages
An assignment by Sharon S. Stephens, Emporia High School,
Emporia, Kansas, part of Kathryne C. Delcarpio's website (for which, see above).
Mythology Power Point Activity
An assignment appropriate for all high school levels from Kathryne C. Delcarpio (for whose
complete website, see above).
From the NCTE Teaching Ideas, Stephanie Carey describes a
project she devised for 9th and 10th graders, writing character sketches,
stories and poetry based on Arthurian legend.
Do You Believe in Monsters or Beowulf, King Arthur, and Giant Green Men?
From the NCTE Teaching Ideas, J. D. Wilson, Jr., describes a
project he devised for 12th-grade college preparatory students to "illustrat[e] how our preconceptions of the past sometimes
influence our interpretations of the past."
Kamishibai Story Telling for Medieval Tales
These are videos of Nikki Morrell's 12th graders telling stories from Beowulf to 5th graders
using Kamishibai. Kamishibai were a form of Japanese folk art from the 1920s to the 1950s in which itinerant candy sellers would use
painted storyboards to tell a story. Here are several projects that use kamishibai to tell the story of Beowulf,
which could easily be adapted to Arthurian stories.
Creating a Multimedia Poetry Lesson with Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Lady of Shalott"
From the NCTE Teaching Ideas, Gail N. Ferguson describes her
use of multimedia to teach Tennyson to 9th-12th graders.
The Lost Diaries of the Connecticut Yankee
The first project in VMI's interdisciplinary General
Education Pilot Program required freshman Civil Engineering majors to study Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
and both the medieval and 19th-century technology behind it. Though created by
college students, it is adaptable for high school.
From the NCTE Teaching Ideas, Sage Hedges discusses ways she
teaches Monty Python along with Malory and Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight to her 12th-grade British Literature class.
Website connected to a book of the same name. "Anyone
who can fold a simple origami crane will be able to re-create the legend of
King Arthur--castles, knights, sorcerers, dragons, and all." You need the book
for complete instructions, but the website has numerous detailed pictures of
the paper folding possibilities.
Click the buttons for slides.
The Knight with the Lion is an exciting, interactive
resource for children. It tells the story of Yvain,
one of King Arthur's knights, and his intrepid lion companion, as well as
Gawain, Lancelot and others. Readers get to choose which knights to follow and
which adventures to explore, and to make decisions for them, as they wander
through the mysterious Forest of Broceliande. The
Reader can discover all aspects of medieval life, from armour
and warfare to castles and clothing through the historical link material, with
vivid illustrations and photographs and clear explanation.
This site is provided by Aberdeen University's Literature Website.
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